From an email I received today from Alan Jenkins:As we head into the 2008 presidential election cycle, it's time to consider how we center the values that are important to us in the midst of the political rhetoric and debate. We want to share with you one such opportunity. Held in Des Moines, Iowa on … Continue reading Heartland Presidential Forum on Dec. 1 in Des Moines, Iowa

MALDEF today issued a press release saying that a FBI Hate Crimes Statistics Report issued today shows a sharp increase in the number of hate crimes reported against Hispanics based on their ethnicity or national origin to the highest levels since the reports were first mandated by the Hate Crimes Statistics Act.According to the report, … Continue reading MALDEF: FBI Report Documents Hate Crimes Against Latinos at Record Level

I posted this on the fairandindependentjudges.org blog:The editorial board of The New York Times launched a new blog yesterday with a post questioning Senator Dianne Feinstein’s support for Leslie Southwick, Bush’s nominee for New Orleans-based United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.Judge Southwick “has the sort of record that should have made his … Continue reading New York Times Editorial Board Blog Kicks Off With Feinstein-Southwick Post

The recent revisions to the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) have left us with a bill that no competent attorney representing the LGBT community would ever support.More than 150 LGBT and other civil rights and community organizations are on record as opposing the new version of ENDA for a number of very compelling reasons as a … Continue reading The New Employment Non-Discrimination Act Hurts Us All

Senator Dianne Feinstein voted in favor of extremist judicial nominee Leslie Southwick, saying that nominees are “not just a collection of prior writings or prior judicial opinions” even though Southwick has:* An abysmal record on racial discrimination issues* Expressed a willingness to discriminate against gays and lesbians* The worst record of his Mississippi Court of … Continue reading Tell Sen. Feinstein NO on Southwick

Senator Dianne Feinstein voted in favor of extremist judicial nominee Leslie Southwick, saying that nominees are “not just a collection of prior writings or prior judicial opinions” even though Southwick has:* An abysmal record on racial discrimination issues* Expressed a willingness to discriminate against gays and lesbians* The worst record of his Mississippi Court of … Continue reading Tell Sen. Feinstein NO on Southwick

Alliance for Justice (afj.org) today asked that you urge your Senators to stop Leslie Southwick’s ascension to the federal bench. In recent meetings with Senators, staff expressed doubt that their constituents care about this nomination.AFJ has been pressing for the defeat of Leslie Southwick’s nomination to the Fifth Circuit. But despite widespread opposition to the … Continue reading Tell Your Senators to Say “No” to Southwick

The Equal Justice Society authored one of 30 amicus briefs submitted to the California Supreme Court, urging the court to put an end to state laws that deny same-sex couples the protections of marriage.EJS joined scores of religious, civil rights, and child advocacy organizations, along with numerous California municipal governments, bar associations, and leading legal … Continue reading EJS Joins Call Urging Calif. Supreme Court to End Discrimination Against Same-Sex Marriage